Brain-Busting

Family Trivia Night

Kids' Level

Brain-Busting

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Family Trivia Packet

Can't agree on a film for family movie night? Stuck in the house on a rainy day? Looking for an activity that will keep your kids entertained on a long car ride? Infoplease has the perfect remedy! Challenge your kids to a battle of the minds with Infoplease's printable Family Trivia Packets.

Each packet includes several quizzes that cover a range of topics, such as history, entertainment, geography, and more. This packet is geared toward middle-school aged kids.

Tips

If your family tends to be competitive, you can break up into teams or go head-to-head and keep score. We've provided a hint for each quiz question. The opposing player or team should read each question aloud, and the person or a team member taking the quiz should circle a., b., or c. on the answer sheet.

If you correctly answer a question without the help of a hint, you receive 10 points. Earn five points for a correct answer with a hint. No points are awarded for a wrong answer. Tally your points for each quiz, then add up the total number of points for all the quizzes. Or, create your own scoring system. Just have fun and maybe learn a thing or two.

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Table of Contents

Name That Place: United States Quiz....................................4 Name That Place: United States Answer Sheet..................... 6 Name That Place: United States Answer Key........................7 U.S. Geography Quiz............................................................. 8 U.S. Geography Answer Sheet...............................................10 U.S. Geography Answer Key.................................................11 Name That Place: World Quiz...............................................12 Name That Place: World Answer Sheet................................14 Name That Place: World Answer Key..................................15 Who Am I? Quiz.....................................................................16 Who Am I? Answer Sheet......................................................18 Who Am I? Answer Key........................................................19

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Name at Place: United States

1. Name the state that is mostly a peninsula. a. Florida b. Hawaii c. Louisiana

Hint: A peninsula is a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body of land.

2. Name the 840-acre park that features an Egyptian obelisk, a skating rink, a zoo, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. a. Golden Gate Park b. Central Park c. Lincoln Park Hint: The park is located in Manhattan.

3. Name the longest cave in the world. a. Lechuguilla Cave, N.M. b. Altamira Cave, Spain c. Mammoth Cave, Ky.

Hint: You can get lost underground right here in the United States.

4. Name the state that is made up of islands. a. Alaska b. Puerto Rico c. Hawaii

Hint: The word "state" is important.

5. Name the smallest national park, which measures a mere .02 acres. a. Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial b. Acadia c. Badlands

Hint: The park is located in Pennsylvania.

6. Name the highest mountain in the U.S. a. Mount Hood, Ore. b. Mount McKinley, Alaska c. Pike's Peak, Colo.

Hint: It is known locally as Denali, or "the Great One."

7. Name the geographic center of the 48 conterminous (connected) states. a. Smith County, Kans. b. Butte County, S.D. c. Falls City, Nebr.

Hint: Don't include Hawaii and Alaska

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Name at Place: United States

8. Name the southernmost point of the 50 states. a. Ka Lae, Hawaii b. Key West, Fla. c. Brownsville, Texas

Hint: The point is on an island.

9. Name the place to see the best-preserved prehistoric cliff dwellings in the United States. a. Joshua Tree, Calif. b. Congaree, S.C. c. Mesa Verde, Colo.

Hint: The name means "green table."

10. This plantation on the banks of the Potomac River is home to more than a dozen outbuildings, including slave quarters, a kitchen, stables, a greenhouse, four different gardens, and a four-acre working farm. Name this place. a. the White House b. Mount Vernon c. Monticello Hint: This site also marks the final resting place of Martha and George Washington.

11. Name the 6,000 ft mountain that displays the likenesses of four American presidents. a. Mount Rushmore b. Monticello c. Mount Swarthmore

Hint: The 60-foot heads belong to presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.

12. This feat of nature is 277 miles long and one mile deep, and was formed by the erosion of the Colorado River. Name it. a. Royal Gorge b. Red Rock Canyon c. Grand Canyon Hint: This gorge is in Arizona.

13. Name the only Great Lake that lies entirely within the U.S. borders. a. Superior b. Michigan c. Erie

Hint: This lake is bordered by Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

14. Name the state that is second in mean elevation to Colorado. a. Wyoming b. Montana c. Utah

Hint: This state is home to Yellowstone National Park.

15. Which official territory of the United States is located about 1,000 mi east-southeast of Miami, Fla.? a. Bermuda b. Haiti c. Puerto Rico

Hint: The capital of this place is San Juan.

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